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Man Gets in Kid’s Face over the PlayStation Portable. Police Alerted.
On Jan. 12 in Osaka, a grade schooler and a friend were playing video games outside. It was 5:30 and getting dark when a middle-aged male approached. Man, he seemed pissed. “Why you own a PSP?” he said to the grade schooler, grabbing the child by both shoulders. The man, dressed in a navy boy…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 17, 2012 -
Indian Brides Are Angry about Illegal Marriage Dowries
While the notion that Indian brides are so cheesed off about dowries that there’s a Angry Birds sounding clone Angry Brides might sound humorous, the backstory is anything but. Five decades ago, marriage dowries—giving money or jewels—were outlawed in India. The custom still exists, and, according to Reuters is still so widespread that many grooms…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 17, 2012 -
Real BloodRayne Arm Blades. Real Awesome User Comments.
Believe it or not, you can actually buy this terrifying “replica” of the arm blade from BloodRayne. I say “replica” because it doesn’t look much like the one from the series, not because it doesn’t look like it could cut my face off. We’re not here for the blade itself, though. Sorry, fans of vampires…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 17, 2012 -
Thank this Japanese Porn Star for Edgy Cosplay
The lines between Japanese cosplay and adult videos are becoming increasingly blurred. Porno actresses are doing cosplay. Cosplayers are doing blue movies. Japanese adult video studios churn out cosplay themed flicks. Everybody’s dressing up and taking off their clothes! But the lines weren’t always blurred. Ask Ran Asakawa. This article contains some NSFW imagery. Now…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 17, 2012 -
It’s Like Skyrim‘s Guardian Stones for Real
In The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Guardian Stones give players special abilities. One stone can be activated at a time, and if you’ve played the game, you will be familiar with them. These powers these stone offer exist only in Skyrim. The stones themselves seem to have a real-life counterpart. Kotaku reader Brian, spotted this…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 17, 2012 -
This Zelda NES Mod Is Magical
Platinumfungi grew up playing The Legend of Zelda and decided the best way to say thanks was with a NES case mod and this lovely video. Platinumfungi did the casemod, custom NES guy Jayrod2 did the paint job, Will Chiles did the music, and Avid Productions 479 did the video. And I did this post.
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 17, 2012 -
Goatsnake: El Coyote
Ah, Goatsnake. Formed in 1996 and for all intents done for today, this is El Coyote, taken from the band’s 2000 album, Flower of Disease. Goatsnake were one of several amazing bands on the sadly now-defunct Man’s Ruin label, which was owned by artist Frank Kozik and which at some time or another boasted the…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 17, 2012 -
These Video Game Companies Hunt Pirates For Cash
You know how Witcher 2 developer CD Projekt were using German courts to go after alleged pirates of the game? And how they gave up when everyone told them how shitty the practice they were using was? Turns out CD Projekt are just the tip of the iceberg. An investigation from file-sharing specialists TorrentFreak has…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 17, 2012 -
How to Make Your Skyrim Map Better: BLOOD
Fake blood, that is. Skyrim player and prop maker Shannon Clawson decided to modify the map bundled with The Elder Scrolls V. Out came the sandpaper, fake blood, and fire. Add an old frame and bam you’re done! “Project time was less than an hour,” Shannon wrote. “Well worth the effort.” And yes, Shannon is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 17, 2012 -
Fake Guns Make for Great Battlefield 3 Movies
This isn’t, despite all appearances to the contrary, a fan film based on EA’s Battlefield 3. It’s a commercial based on EA’s Battlefield 3, one for a store that sells replica guns But that’s OK. The advertising is kept to a bare minimum, the majority of the clip devoted to grown men running around with…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 17, 2012 -
Play Mario as Samus, Simon Belmont and Mega Man. Again!
In 2010, a fan-made game called Super Mario Bros. Crossover was released, which let players tackle the Nintendo classic using not just the standard plumber, but a cast of characters from other 8-bit games as well. It now has a sequel which is kicking things up a notch, taking the 8-bit visuals from the first…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 17, 2012 -
Fans are Helping Make This Racing Game, and Will be Paid for it
Slightly Mad Studios made the white-knuckled, if flawed Shift 2 for EA. They’re now making something a lot more interesting: a racing game, Project CARS, where they’re getting help from fans to not just pay for the game, but to code it. Because the team are short on the millions normally provided by a publisher,…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 17, 2012 -
This Half-Life Mod is About Being Stuck in an Elevator. It is Incredible.
If you’ve got Half-Life 2 and Garry’s Mod you should really go and download this free mod called Elevator: Source. It’s about being stuck in an elevator with strangers. Internet strangers. And the elevator can take you anywhere That really is it. It’s like Chatroulette meets Half-Life. You’ll end up in an elevator with….well, freaks,…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 17, 2012 -
Every Game Studio That’s Closed Down Since 2006
Pub trivia fans and those looking for an example of just how cut-throat the video game industry can be, take a look at this list. Try and memorise it if you must, but know it is very long, because it’s a list of every developer and studio that’s closed down since 2006. But first, a…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 16, 2012 -
Hello, Sharon Stone From Total Recall. Is It Me You’re Looking For?
Greetings, Kotaku travelers, and welcome to a new week. For with a new week comes all sorts of new things to talk about. Here, gathered as usual from the suggestions of my fellow editors and writers, is a list of various internet falderal upon which you can feast your eyes before diving into the comments……
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 16, 2012 -
Pretend Toilets in Video Games
Having another crack at Heavy Rain. I’ll give it this much, it’s certainly unlike anything else I’ve ever played but to be honest, once the novelty of being able to make this dude take a piss in pretty much every scene he’s in wears off the frustration of not being able to make him CALL…
Michael J Dolan Published January 16, 2012 -
Microsoft is Not Doing Enough to Help Xbox Live “Hack” Victims
So there’s been some kind of security problem with Xbox Live accounts for a while now. Microsoft denies there’s been any compromise of its own data, yet still, for months now users have complained of having their accounts hijacked by people making unauthorised transaction. A theory emerged last week that the cause of the issue…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 16, 2012 -
More Triangles in Games! Love-Triangles, That Is
I was disappointed with Uncharted 3 for a number of reasons. Certainly one of those reasons was that the game had bizarre difficulty spikes and could be kind of a dick sometimes. But another, possibly bigger reason was that while Uncharted 3 generally mirrored the pacing and story-arc of Uncharted 2, it lacked one of…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 16, 2012 -
Google Maps Becomes A Video Game
Coming to Google+ Games in February is what appears to be a virtualized marble balance game with a theme more grounded than what you’d find in your average dentist’s waiting room; you’ll be tilting your way through the streets of our own world. The ad above above demonstrates the concept for the game-ified maps service,…
By Pierre Bienaimé Published January 16, 2012 -
It’s Dangerous…
Good Luck, Link | You’re going to need it and a sword. (Image via Cracked.com.) Star Wars: The Old Republic: The Kotaku Review While dozens of video games have strived to capture the hearts of Star Wars fans through previously untold tales of epic space fantasy, BioWare’s massively multiplayer Star Wars: More » Gaming Industry Spent…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 16, 2012